When Ibtihaj Muhammad was a child, her African American parents converted to Islam. In 2016, she became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and the first woman to compete for the United States while wearing a hijab.
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When Ibtihaj Muhammad was a child, her African American parents converted to Islam. In 2016, she became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal and the first woman to compete for the United States while wearing a hijab.